BetaVote.com
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BetaVote.com
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Learn about "Puck," a satirical weekly magazine that parodied the American political scene. It was one of the most popular periodicals of the late 19th century. View slideshows of Puck cartoons and Take the Puck Challenge, an innovative, interactive series of riddles designed to give readers insight to the political satire. More»
Twelve thousand "Bonus Marchers" waited outside the Capitol in the darkest hours of the Great Depression as the Senate prepared for a 9:00 p.m. vote on a bill providing immediate payment of a First World War veterans' bonus not due until 1945.
Who's Who in Congress
The collective Senate membership of nearly 1,900 men and women is documented in the recently published Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005. Continuing a nearly 150-year tradition, the 2,218-page volume is the 16th in a series of similar reference works.
